Ice-cream-can lifter and carrier



March 25, 1924. 1,488,455

J. E. CHASE ICE CREAM CAN LIFTER AND CARRIER v Filed Feb. 15,1922

Patented Mar. 25, 1924.

UNITED STATES 1,488,455 PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH E. CHASE, or SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY 1mm ASSIGNMENTS,

TO VAN 'WIE & CHASE CORPORATION, OF GLOVERSVILLE, NEW

TION OF NEW YORK.

YORK, A CORPORA- IOE-CBEAM-CAN LIFTER AND Application filed February 13,1922. Serial No. 536,214.'

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH EDWIN CHASE,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Schenectady, in the countyof Schenectady and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Ice- Gream-Can Lifters and Carriers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to lifting devices and has particular referenceto a lifter for use in wlthdrawing an ice cream can from its positionwhen packed with ice within a shipping tub or barrel. It is well knownthat in order to remove a can of ice cream 16 from a tub of broken iceand salt it is necessary generally first to remove a considerableportion of the broken ice so that the can of cream may be grasped byhand, the removal of the ice being necessary not only to gain access tothe can but also to prevent the likelihood of any of the ice or saltgetting into the ice cream.

Among the objects of the invention therefore is to provide a tool of asimple and effective nature and so constructed as to include a pluralityof relatively slender hooks adapted to be projected downward through anyreasonable amount of ice and salt that may be in the top of the tub andcovering the top of the can, so that the toolmay be applied to the canfor removing it from the tub without necessitating any specialconsideration for the mass of ice and salt aforesaid.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tool adapted not onlyfor grasping and liftinglthe can as aforesaid but also for carrying t ecan by a simple easy process in or suspended from one hand of theoperator, whereas under ordinary practice the can can only be lifted orcarried by direct application of both of the operators hands to the can,an expedient both troublesome and uncomfortable, considering the natureof the article to be handled.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists inthe arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described andclaimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact detailsof construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose ofillustrating a practical embodiment thereof reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate thesame parts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 1s a sideelevation indicating the improvement applied to the upper portion of anice cream can as in lifting and carry- 1n%act1on, one jaw being insection.

1g. 2 1s an end elevation as would be seen looking toward the right inFig. 1.

Fig. 3 1s a horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Fig.v 1.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings, the improvementincludes two vertlcal aws 10 and 11, terminating in hooks 12 and 13 ontheir lower ends at about the same level. The jaw 10 has a rightangularly turned extension or shank 14 terminatlng 1n a handle 15 inline with said shank. The aw 11 has a similarl disposed shank 16 to theend of which is xed or secured a knuckle or head 17 comprising a pair ofupwardly pro ecting lugs 18 between which the shank 14 is pivoted on ahorizontal pivot 19. It wlll be noted that while'the jaw 10 ismaterially longer than the jaw 11, the shank 16 is longer than the shank14, so that the head 17 and pivot 19 are located approximately midwaybetween the jaw 10 and the vertical arms of the can C. Thus the handleis located approximately coincident with said axis, a matter of greatimportance in the manipulation of the device.

The hooks 12 and 13 are provided with relatively sharp or rounded lowerextremities 12' and 13 respectively, adapting them to be forced readilydownward through the ice orbetween the ice and the vertical walls of thecan. The inner or upper edge portion of each hook is indicated at 20,the same being outwardly convexed to conform to the cylindricalconvexity of the can so that the edges 20 of the hooks will takedirectly under the head 0 on the upper portion jaws to be forced towardeach other as well as biting firmly beneath the bead as above described.The handle and jaw 10 operate 'however tends to cause the handle to moveupward or to the left in Fig. 1, and this tendency increases the grip orbmding action of the hook 13 toward the can on the opposite side.Inother words, there is a reslstance set up by each hook with res ect tothe other while the operator simply ifts upward on the handle. After thecan is withdrawn from the tub office or lifted from any other -positionor place, the can may be carried for delivery or similar purposes simplyby suspendlng it from the operators hand grasping the handle. To releasethe device from the can the operator simply sets the can down and lowersthe handle 15 causing the jaws to move outward and away from the can,after which the tool as a whole may be lifted laterally from enga ingposition.

tool made in accordance with this specification is exceedingly simple,cheap, anddurable, and withal is most effective and-reliable in use. Byattaching a spring 21 to the two jaws as by means of lugs 22 formed onthe respective jaws or their shanks, the tendency is for the hooks 12and 13 to be drawn automatically toward each other independent of theupward lift on the handle 15. This not only increases the grip bebeingon the same level while one of the jaws is longer than the other, theshorter of said jaws having an angularly turned shankextending laterallytherefrom close over the top of :the can and toward and relatively closeto the longer jaw, said shank having an upwardly turned head adjacent tothe longer jaw and including a pair of parallel upright lugs, and thelonger jaw being provided with an an'gularly turned shank extendingbetween said lugs and terminating in a. handle the center of which isabout midway between the two jaws, a horizontal pivot passing throughsaid lugs and the latter mentioned shank, and a contractile springextending horizontally between the longer jaw and the headed portion ofthe shorter jaw, substantiall as set forth. 7

In testimony whereof aflix my signature.

JOSEPH E. CHASE.

